New Book: I Pray Today! and How Authors Feel on Their Book birthday

There aren’t really words to convey how I feel, so today’s post is brought to you by gifs.

This is how it feels to be an author on your book birthday:

Book birthdays are exciting.

Authors feel a bit too excited.

But you also know you wouldn’t have gotten here without help. A LOT of help. So you’re feeling a bit misty about all the supportive family members, critique partners, beta readers, editors, illustrators, art directors, and marketing people who made this happen.

So you spend the whole day just wanting to hug the universe and thank them that this amazing thing happened.

And at some point, someone will say something nice about your book. “Cute cover!” “Congrats!” “Can’t wait to read it!” Whatever it is, you feel overwhelmed that people care about a thing you made.

But if you write for kids, the best days are still to come. Every single time a parent tells you that their kid loves your book. Or shares a picture of a kid reading it. Or leaves a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Every. Single. Time, your heart will well up bigger than the Grinch.